It has been confirmed that we will see 13 episodes of The Punisher in 2017 – production is under way. Jon Bernthal is returning as the best Frank Castle yet. The cast recently addedBen Barnes has been cast as Billy Russo, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as former NSA analyst Micro, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, and Amber Rose Revah as Homeland Security agent Dinah Madani. Steve Lightfoot is producing – he worked on Hannibal and Narcos, so he knows how to make dark with a dump truck full of violence work.

The Defenders has cast its villain (well one, at least)…

No news on Jessica Jones season 2 or Daredevil season 3 just yet. Last I checked we’re not getting them till late 2017, possibly 2018.

Thoughts on these developments – and your opinions on Luke Cage – are welcome in the comments.

Iron Fist looks good, and I’m definitely interested in more news about The Defenders. I’m actually excited for Defenders as I imagine the odds of getting actual superhero action, in lieu of nonstop megadrama, to be very good.

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I hope the choreography will be good! The fights in Daredevil were cool so I’m not too worried.